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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
Rabin Bhattacharya, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Eindhoven, NL;
Koen Van Os, Eindhoven, NL;
Rabin Bhattacharya, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Eindhoven, NL;
Koen Van Os, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A light-emitting electronic textile () comprising: a flexible component carrier () having a plurality of light sources () arranged thereon; and at least one textile light-diffusing member () arranged to diffuse light emitted by the light sources (). The textile light-diffusing member () comprises: a first textile layer () comprising fibers (); a second textile layer () comprising fibers (); and a spacing layer () arranged between the first textile layer () and the second textile layer (), wherein the spacing layer () comprises spacing fibers () that space apart the first and second textile layers, the spacing fibers () being attached to fibers () comprised in each of the first and second textile layers to thereby mechanically connect the first () and second () textile layers with each other.